'''Eärwen''' ([[Quenya|Q]] "sea-maiden", pron. {{IPA|[eˈarwen]}}) was the daughter of [[Olwë]]<sup>1</sup>, King of the [[Falmari]], the [[Teleri]] of [[Aman]]. She was known as the "Swan-maiden of [[Alqualondë]]". Around [[Valian Years|Valian Year]] 1280 during the [[Years of the Trees]] she married [[Finarfin]], a [[Noldo]] of the [[House of Finwë]]. She became the mother of [[Finrod]], [[Angrod]], [[Aegnor]], and [[Galadriel]]. She was said to be friends with [[Anairë]], the wife of [[Fingolfin]], her husband's older brother.

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'''Eärwen''' ([[Quenya|Q]] "sea-maiden", pron. {{IPA|[eˈarwen]}}) was the daughter of [[Olwë]], King of the [[Falmari]], the [[Teleri]] of [[Aman]]. She was known as the "Swan-maiden of [[Alqualondë]]".

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Eärwen stayed in Aman after the [[Flight of the Noldor]]. She presumably still lives there with [[Finarfin]].

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Around [[Valian Years|Valian Year]] 1280 during the [[Years of the Trees]] she married [[Finarfin]], a [[Noldo]] of the [[House of Finwë]]. She became the mother of [[Finrod]], [[Angrod]], [[Aegnor]], and [[Galadriel]]. She was said to be friends with [[Anairë]], the wife of [[Fingolfin]], her husband's older brother.

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Her name means "Maiden of the Sea" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[eär]]'' = "sea" and ''-[[wen]]'' = "maiden").

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Eärwen stayed in Aman after the [[Flight of the Noldor]]. She presumably still lives there with [[Finarfin]].

Her name means "Maiden of the Sea" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[eär]]'' = "sea" and ''[[wende|-wen]]'' = "maiden").

== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==

== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==

In the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Orodreth]] is the son of Finarfin and Eärwen. This was an editorial decision by [[Christopher Tolkien]], and an admitted mistake. Orodreth is actually Eärwen's grandson, the son of her child [[Angrod]].

In the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Orodreth]] is the son of Finarfin and Eärwen. This was an editorial decision by [[Christopher Tolkien]], and an admitted mistake. Orodreth is actually Eärwen's grandson, the son of her child [[Angrod]].

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== Notes ==

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The family-tree of Elwë shows only Eärwen as a child of Olwë. However, in the text she is said to have brothers<ref>{{S|Princes}}</ref>, whose names are not mentioned in the narrative.

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# In ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', the family-tree of [[Elwë]] shows the Eärwen was the only child of Olwë. However, in the text she is said to have brothers, whose names are unknown.<ref>{{S|Princes}}</ref>